Week of January 13th to the 19th, 2014.
Fighting Games Weekly is the weekly discussion thread for all things fighting games. News, events, streams, videos, players, drama, everything fighting game related.
Don't know what to watch right now? Check the FGCPros Twitch Group or Jaxel's Stream Viewer. If you want to watch multiple streams at once, you can use Jaxel's customizable multiviewer as well.
New to FGC-GAF is the FGC-GAF Index which lists the fighting games GAFers plays as a neat reference with some rough statistics to boot. To add yourself to the index, quote this post and use the survey link below. Please remember to save/bookmark the "Edit your response" link so you can edit your responses if/when you buy a game already on the list or a new game that releases in the future.
Last week's thread. An archive of previous FGW threads is available here.
Fighting Games Weekly is the weekly discussion thread for all things fighting games. News, events, streams, videos, players, drama, everything fighting game related.
Don't know what to watch right now? Check the FGCPros Twitch Group or Jaxel's Stream Viewer. If you want to watch multiple streams at once, you can use Jaxel's customizable multiviewer as well.
New to FGC-GAF is the FGC-GAF Index which lists the fighting games GAFers plays as a neat reference with some rough statistics to boot. To add yourself to the index, quote this post and use the survey link below. Please remember to save/bookmark the "Edit your response" link so you can edit your responses if/when you buy a game already on the list or a new game that releases in the future.
Last week's thread. An archive of previous FGW threads is available here.
Last week, on January 9th, 2014, the fighting game community lost Patrick Collins, who also went by the name IL0VEY0URM0M in tournaments. Patrick was a long-time supporter of the northern California TEKKEN community, and our hearts go out to Patrick's wife, children, family and friends who are mourning this sudden loss.
A memorial fund has been set up in his name, which you can donate to here. Additionally, a fellow, prominent TEKKEN community member MarkMan has set up another donation drive where he will be giving away various prizes to donators. You can contribute to the donation drive here and can read more details on the giveaway here.
APEX 2014 [ Thread ] [ Friday ] [ 10AM EDT | 7AM PDT ]
- The second stream will be helmed by Team Sp00ky.
- The third stream will be helmed by Bifuteki.
- The fourth stream will be helmed by 8WayRun.
- The Smash salty suite will be streamed by VGBootCamp.
- The FGC salty suite will be streamed by Team hAZmat.
- The biggest Smash tournament in the world returns, bigger and better than ever, recently adding multiple other fighting games to the roster as well.
- This event continues through Sunday.
- Schedule, platforms, fees, prizes, location and much more information is available here.
- Milpitas Golfland plays serves as a venue to a multi-game tournament hosted by Capsule Entertainment.
- Location, schedule, fees, payout, platforms, rules, format and much more information is available here.
Every week, FGW will spotlight one GAFer to get a better picture of their history with fighting games, their preferences, and much more. For this week's FGW Player Spotlight, we will be taking a closer look at Rhapsody!
What fighting games do you currently play, what are your all time favourites and why?
At the moment I'm playing BBCP, GG +R, and KoF XIII. Mostly just focusing on the first one while the second and third games are for fun. All time favorites would definitely be SF2 Hyper Fighting and MvC2. HF was well balanced to me. It's a game that focuses primarily on footsies and reading your opponent without the trouble of studying frame data or combos. MvC2 is my other favorite just because of how fun it is to create teams in that game and make certain point characters work. It feels really rewarding to make mid and low tier characters work to a certain degree by just finding the right combination.
Vampire Savior gets an honorable mention, but the amount of time I've poured into that isn't even close to the other games.
What are your favorite mechanics from the current selection of fighting games and why? What are your least favorite and why?Vampire Savior gets an honorable mention, but the amount of time I've poured into that isn't even close to the other games.
Favorite mechanic from this gen is Skullgirls custom assists. It allows creativity and makes all characters pretty useful instead of being stuck with a bad set of assists. Besides the obvious answer of TACs for least favorite (or tripping if that counts), I can't say I can point out any I truly dislike. In the near future, Xrd's Danger Time has a good chance at being one though...
What got you into fighting games? Are there any other genre of games you play?
Playing my brother in SF2HF on the SNES is what got me into fighters. It was fun getting better and figuring out how to counter moves on your own the more you play. I'd say that what got me into competitive scenes were 3rd Strike videos and MLG videos of Melee.
Other genre of games I play are RPGs, Action, and Platformers. At this point all I play are mostly Nintendo games and JRPGs because of that.
What is your favorite fighting game character and why?Other genre of games I play are RPGs, Action, and Platformers. At this point all I play are mostly Nintendo games and JRPGs because of that.
Based on playstyle, its Rachel and Dizzy. I get to switch between rushdown and zoning. Those are two styles I like, which makes me enjoy that I get to have both in one character. Without Rachel, I don't think I would've even played BB all that much.
Describe your style of play, and how do you play (local, online, etc.).
I typically enjoy projectile characters or shoto characters. I also prefer characters that can open people up fast and keep it going after oki. As of right now, school gets in the way of going to tourneys frequently, so I usually just play with friends. I only netplay with people I know on forums or locally. Netplay gets to me, so I don't enjoy playing randoms.
What do you feel are your biggest strengths and weaknesses as a player?
Biggest strength would probably be just reading a player on what they want to do. My weakness actually involves my strength as well. Heavy anticipation leads me to being too patient and makes me not take the initiative.
Best and worst moments in the your fighting game career?
The best was making it in the top 10 rankings for Brawl for a while before moving to SoCal. Granted it's not like the scene was really big, but it was a good feeling since I was still getting used to a competitive setting. I never owned Brawl though because I don't like it competitively, so I never leveled up and stayed as gatekeeper.
Worst was getting 0-2'ed at SCR in Persona. On the week of SCR, I wasn't in the best condition. Things didn't go well on the 2nd match of each set while the the 3rd ended on a bad note on the last hit. I lost to two people I shouldn't have. People were surprised I didn't make it out of pools, but oh well. I'm hoping SCR 2014 ends up not being a repeat.
What do you want from future fighting gamesWorst was getting 0-2'ed at SCR in Persona. On the week of SCR, I wasn't in the best condition. Things didn't go well on the 2nd match of each set while the the 3rd ended on a bad note on the last hit. I lost to two people I shouldn't have. People were surprised I didn't make it out of pools, but oh well. I'm hoping SCR 2014 ends up not being a repeat.
Games to make inputs a tiny bit more strict than they currently are would be nice. I thought games like 3rd Strike did it perfect. Shortcuts weren't obtrusive and the input window was just about right for moves.
I'd like better training mode for all fighters. The stuff I want already exists, but they're all spread out in various fighters. I'd like to see every fighter to have online training mode, save states, record/play/screen reset mapped to buttons, and reversal option for the training dummy. BB allowing you to press the Record button to reposition the dummy before pressing it again to record was useful. A Skullgirls or Vampire Savior type of tutorial would be nice too for newer players.
Who should be on next week's GAF Player Spotlight?I'd like better training mode for all fighters. The stuff I want already exists, but they're all spread out in various fighters. I'd like to see every fighter to have online training mode, save states, record/play/screen reset mapped to buttons, and reversal option for the training dummy. BB allowing you to press the Record button to reposition the dummy before pressing it again to record was useful. A Skullgirls or Vampire Savior type of tutorial would be nice too for newer players.
MarkMan, because he obviously isn't in the spotlight enough.
Super Desperation Radio [ 9:30PM EDT | 6:30 PDT ]
- Hellpockets and various other members of the KoF community discuss KoF and happenings in the FGC.
- Out of the ashes of Cross Counter Live rises a new discussion show from Gootecks and Mike Ross!
- Out of the ashes of The BOX Arena, comes the San Diego FGC's newest organized weekly for UMvC3.
- Weekly FGC show dedicated to match analysis, teaching, commentary, news, debates, and more! Hosted by UltraDavid and James Chen.
Kachitagari TV (JP) [ 9PM JST | 8AM EDT | 5AM PDT ]
- Bon-chan, Kazunoko and Fuudo's new show, focusing primarily on SSFIV AE ranked matches but is branching off into other games as well.
- NYC VF crew presents VF5:FS tournaments casuals out of The Next Level arcade in Brooklyn.
- New Jersey's largest weekly featuring UMvC3 and Injustice.
- JamessMK & DarKNaTaS host a raw and uncut weekly talk show discussing events in the FGC with various FGC personalities.
- Weekly FGC show dedicated to match analysis, teaching, commentary, news, debates, and more! Hosted by UltraDavid and James Chen.
- iPlaywinner hosts a weekly talk show featuring alpha stream monsters Harrison and Honzo Gonzo.
Game Spot Versus KoF Casuals (JP) [ 7PM JST | 6AM EDT | 3AM PDT ]
- KoF 1998UM, KoF 2002UM and KoF XIII C action from Japan.
- Description needed.
- NYC's biggest weekly at The Next Level Arcade in Brooklyn featuring SSFIV AE, UMvC3 and TTT2. If the Teamsp00ky link is not working, it is likely on the backup stream on Arturo's channel.
- A bi-weekly Smash podcast discussing recent events, news and issues in the Smash community, hosted by Scar, Prog, Cactuar and Sheridan.
- Often, WonderChef will stream Injustice pools up until Top 4.
- SoCal's biggest weekly at Super Arcade in Walnut, featuring Injustice and SSFIV AE. Season details are available here.
Ghost Battle Series [ 9PM CST | 10PM EDT | 7PM PDT ]
- Galloping Ghost Arcade presents an Injustice weekly out of Chicago.
- A weekly FGC talk show hosted by iPlaywinner, featuring a varying, ensemble cast of prominent members of the fighting game community.
- Aris' new weekly show, discussing whatever he wants to! The format resembles old ATP podcasts.
- The UMvC3 and KoF XIII branch of Wednesday Night Fights also hosted at Super Arcade in Walnut, California. P4:A is usually streamed on CounterAssaultTV until Top 3.
KaoTV! (JP) [ 11PM JST | 10AM EDT | 7AM PDT ]
- For those who know how to use Nico Live, also join the GODSGARDEN community page on Nico to know when Ura KaoTV! goes live.
- A weekly Skullgirls event hosted by members of the Skullgirls development team, often featuring preview builds of the game.
None at the moment.
GGPO VanBats [ 4PM EDT | 1PM PDT ]
- Weekly GGPO Vampire Savior ranbats streamed by GAFer Rotanibor.
- Level|Up and Team OXY partner up to create a new weekly for the SoCal Melee community, featuring doubles and singles.
On GAF we have various members that stream fighting games from time to time too. If you would like to add your channel to this thread, send me a PM.
Additionally, if you want to really get involved, you may want to check out the various OTs for specific games:
Additionally, if you want to really get involved, you may want to check out the various OTs for specific games:
- BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma
- Chaos Code
- Darkstalkers: Resurrection
- Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate and Core Fighters
- Divekick
- Gundam Extreme VS
- Injustice: Gods Among Us
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle
- Killer Instinct
- The King of Fighters XIII
- Marvel vs. Capcom: Origins
- Mortal Kombat
- Persona 4: Arena
- PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale
- Project M 3.0
- Skullgirls
- Soul Calibur V
- Street Fighter X Tekken v.2013
- Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition v.2012
- Tekken
- Tekken Revolution
- Tekken Tag Tournament 2
- Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3
- Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown
- 8WayRun - Soul Calibur franchise community
- DOACentral - Dead or Alive franchise community
- Dream Cancel - King of Fighters franchise community and resource, more US-centric
- Dustloop - Forums/community for Arc System Works-developed games
- Eventhubs - Frequently updated news blog, resource and forums for all things fighting games
- FreeStepDodge - Dead or Alive franchise community
- Homing Cancel - Arcana Heart community
- iPlaywinner - Large fighting game news site and resource, and the home to Teamsp00ky and iPlaywinner
- Jet Upper - UK-centric news source and community
- Mayonaka Midnight - Persona 4 Arena community and resource
- Melty Bread - Melty Blood community
- Mizuumi - A resource for various "poverty" games
- Orochinagi - King of Fighters franchise community and resource, more EU-centric
- Reddit Fighters - Reddit's own fighting game community subreddit
- Shoryuken - Mainly 2D, Capcom game centric hub, and probably one of, if not the largest FG community on the internet
- Skullheart - fan Skullgirls community and resource made official
- TekkenZaibatsu - Tekken franchise community
- Test Your Might - Mortal Kombat and Injustice community and resource
- UKFGC - UK-centric news source and community
- Smash Boards - The largest Smash Bros. Community
- VFDC - Virtua Fighter franchise community site
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If you have any suggestions for the OP, please do not hesitate to post in this thread or PM me to let me know.
